NASA's New Telescope 100 Times More Powerful than Hubble

The Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in orbit for over 25 years, has sent back astonishing images of celestial bodies that have led to valuable scientific discoveries. Now, NASA scientists have begun work on a new space telescope of the 'Wide Field Infrared Survey' type named 'James Webb', which will have a field of view 100 times stronger than the Hubble telescope. According to the website 'Engadget', it will observe new galaxies for us and provide fresh insights into dark matter and dark energy, which have been among the most mysterious hypotheses in theoretical physics for decades. Astronomers believe the new telescope will discover millions of new galaxies and thousands of exoplanets. According to the website 'Tech Times', this telescope will be built from the remnants of an unused spy satellite. The 'James Webb' space telescope is the next generation of the Hubble telescope. This giant telescope uses eighteen independent mirrors, which are arranged to create a mirror with a diameter of over 250 inches in space. This telescope, which is much larger than the 200-inch 'Mount Palomar' telescope, is set to be launched in October 2018. NASA officials stated in a report, 'Hubble's technology prompted us to focus on longer wavelengths beyond what Hubble has done so far. As objects move further away, their light shifts from ultraviolet to infrared. Observing more distant objects (for example, the first galaxies formed in the universe) requires an infrared telescope.' Nevertheless, astronomers still have their eyes on even more distant spaces. The 'TESS' telescope is proposed for launch in 2030. This telescope, which is still in the early planning stages, will have a diameter between 300 to 600 inches. Even at its smallest size, this telescope will be 2000 times more powerful than the Hubble telescope and 5 to 10 times more accurate than the 'James Webb' telescope. Astronomers will use this massive observatory to search for methane, ozone, water vapor, and other signs of life in unknown worlds.